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Wesley was rendered speechless by Elliot‘s questions.
In a panic, he picked up his glass of water and took a sip.
“I think you‘re keeping this from me on purpose, Mr. Brook,” Elliot said as he saw the guilt in Wesley‘s eyes. “Are you lying to me for Avery‘s sake?”
“This has nothing to do with Avery,” Wesley explained. “Professor Hough didn‘t always tell me everything. He never said a word to me about your case, so I knew nothing about it. I’m a cautious person. Even if I knew how great Miss Sanford was, I wouldn’t dare tell you that she was exactly who you were looking for.”
Elliot stared at Wesley in silence.
To gain credibility, Wesley had no choice but to reveal his feelings.
“Even if I have feelings for Avery, I wouldn’t tell her, because I know that she only sees me as an older brother.”
The coldness in Elliot’s eyes instantly vanished
“It‘s late. You should go. She‘ll get in touch with you once she wakes up,” Elliot said as he chased his guest out.
Once Wesley was gone, Elliot made his way over to the master bedroom
The room door was open, and Shea was standing by the bed with her eyes fixed on Avery
Elliot walked over to Shea‘s side and saw the innocence and curiosity in her eyes
“Do you like her, Shea?” he asked in a low voice.
Shea instinctively avoided strangers.
She was like that with Zoe, too.
However, she had voluntarily come to see Avery herself.
“Yes, I do!”
The memory of how Avery had gently nursed her back to health back when she had a fever filled Shea‘s heart with warmth.
“Why do you like her?” Elliot asked, then glanced at Avery and added, “Is it because she’s pretty?”
“She‘s much prettier than Dr. Sanford,” Shea said as she reached out to hold Elliot’s hand and looked earnestly at him. “Don‘t you think so?”
“You‘re right,” Elliot said with a bitter laugh.
“Why aren‘t you with Avery?” Shea mumbled as if Elliot was an idiot.
Even she knew that Avery was prettier than Zoe, so how could he not realize it?
The question made Elliot‘s heart ache.
Shea had made great progress since the last surgery.
He believed that she would be able to live a normal life as long as they continued her treatment.
This was the reason why he could not break up with Zoe before they found a doctor who could continue to treat Shea’s illness.
“That’s between me and Avery, Shea. All you need to do is be happy,” Elliot said as he gently
caressed Shea’s hair and buried the bitterness in his heart.
“Are you happy, Big Brother?” Shea asked. She looked at Elliot‘s handsome face, then frowned and said, “You don‘t look happy at all.”
Avery vaguely heard the sound of people talking. She wanted to open her eyes and see who was speaking next to her.
After struggling for a while, Avery did not open her eyes in the end.
She could make out Elliot‘s voice, but who was the woman talking to him?
It was an unfamiliar voice… Calling him “Big Brother“,
Was Elliot flirting with that woman?
Ha!
She was fast asleep, and he was flirting with another woman by her bed.
How shameless!
If she could wake up right now, she would definitely kick the two of them out of the room!
Half asleep, Avery was so angry that her heart ached.
Just like that, she fell asleep again.
Elliot took Shea‘s hand and took her back to rest.
Once Shea was asleep, Elliot returned to his room.
Avery turned in bed, still deep in her slumber.
Elliot walked into the bathroom and took a shwoer.
When Zoe heard that Elliot brought Avery home to spend the night, her eyes reddened with rage.
Who exactly was his girlfriend now?
She knew that the only reason Elliot agreed to date her was so that she would treat Shea’s
illness.
Even so, he still should have maintained outward appearances!
What did he mean by taking Avery home for the night?
Was he publicly cheating on her?
The humiliation Zoe felt from accidentally sleeping with Cole before vanished.
She could not help but think that Elliot would not bat an eyelid if he found out that she slept with Cole.
She opened up a bottle of wine and took it back to her room.
Wesley arrived at the Foster mansion first thing the next morning to check on Avery’s condition.
Elliot was dressed in casual loungewear, and he frowned when he saw Wesley.
“Avery’s mother asked me to stop by, Mr. Foster. She‘s worried that Avery hasn’t been home,” Wesley explained.
He knew that it was rude to show up at someone‘s house this early in the morning, but he could not refuse Laura’s request.
Elliot led Wesley to the bedroom.
Wesley was concerned about Avery’s safety.
However, after seeing how she practically took over the entire bed with no space for Elliot to join her, he was relieved.
“Excuse my intrusion, Mr. Foster,” Wesley said, then walked out of the room.
Elliot returned to the guest bedroom to continue resting.
It was only seven in the morning!
He did not fall asleep until two in the morning, so he was especially cranky.
When Wesley walked out of the Foster mansion, he gave Laura a call.
“Avery’s still fast asleep. Elliot Foster is sleeping in another room,” he said. “Don’t worry. She’ s safe. She‘ll definitely go home after she wakes up.”
Laura let out a sigh of relief, then said, “Thank you, Wesley. I wouldn’t know how to head over there with the kids.”
“I‘ll come see her again if she‘s not home by noon,” Wesley said.
“Alright. Thank you so much!”
“Don‘t mention it. I‘m partly responsible for Avery’s condition,” Wesley said regretfully. “She wouldn‘t be this tired if I didn’t ask her to pick up a new case.”
“Don’t say that. Avery wouldn’t have grown up so quickly if it weren’t for Professor Hough. Saving lives is her duty. It might be a little hard on her, but you’re not to blame.”
Laura felt much better after the phone call. “I’m going to get some groceries, Hayden. Stay at home with your sister, alright?” Laura said to Hayden.
Hayden nodded in response.
The children sprung into action the moment Laura walked out the door.
Layla picked up her backpack while Hayden retrieved his laptop from Avery‘s room.
“We should tell Grandma, Hayden! Otherwise she‘ll be really worried,” Layla said as she held onto Hayden’s sleeve and blinked her wide eyes.
Hayden’s expression was stern as he said, “Grandma won’t let us go look for Mommy if we told her about it.”
Layla puffed her cheeks and looked a little torn as she said, “Okay… Let’s just go find Mommy, then! What if Dirtbag Dad‘s picking on her?”
Hayden pursed his lips, then came to a decision after a quick deliberation.
“I‘ll go alone. You wait at home. Come up with an excuse if Grandma comes back,” he said, then left the house by himself.
As Layla watched the room door close behind Hayden, her long lashes fluttered, followed by streams of hot tears rolling down her cheeks.
How could she allow Hayden to go after Dirtbag Dad by himself?
What if he got caught?
She could not lose her big brother!
At that thought, Layla ran over to Mike’s room in tears.
She opened the door, rushed to the disheveled bed, then yanked at Mike’s arm and wailed,” Wake up, Uncle Mike! Hayden‘s gone! He left the house alone… He didn‘t take me with him…”
Over at the Foster mansion, a servant walked out of the kitchen and wondered, “Why’s the power out?”
“We didn‘t get a notice about a power outage. I‘ll go turn on the backup generator,” said Mrs Cooper.
Everything went back to normal once the backup generator was connected.
However, about ten minutes later, the backup power also went out.